12 February 2012 - 4:59 pm NZ time
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Maths lecturer, Peter Hughes, says too many students coming to university lack basic maths skills. Mr Hughes is a Auckland University Maths Lecturer and responsible for Co-ordination of the National Secondary Numeracy Project. (23′58″)
Chairman of NZ Winegrowers, Stuart Smith discusses the issue. (10′25″)
Brianna Karp turned her blog, about homelessness into a plum internship for the fashion bible Elle magazine. (7′11″)
News from across the Tasman with Ray Moynihan. (6′53″)
Acclaimed National Geographic Photographer and filmmaker who directed the film 'The Cove' about the yearly slaughter of Dolphins in a remote Japanese cove. (34′33″)
Gail Pittaway reviews 'Angels of Destruction' by Keith Donohue. Published by Vintage UK. (4′18″)
Today Marty Duda looks at the music of Yo La Tengo. (7′44″)
Geoff McLay, from Victoria University discusses 'leaky homes' and the legal arguments that go on in these cases. (16′57″)
Graeme Tuckett reviews the new Pixar film 'Up' and Quentin Tarantino's new film 'Inglorious Basterds'. (8′16″)
09:05 Maths lecturer says too many students coming to university lack basic maths skills
Peter Hughes, Auckland University Maths Lecturer who is also responsible for Co-ordination of the National Secondary Numeracy Project.
Peter Hughes' numeracy text (pdf)
09:20 New Zealand wine could be locked out of Rugby World Cup stadiums
Stuart Smith, chairman of NZ Winegrowers.
09:30 Brianna Karp - homeless blogger, now intern with Elle magazine
21st century fairytale of a woman who turned her blog about homelessness into a plum internship for the fashion bible Elle magazine.
09:45 Australia correspondent Ray Moynihan
10:05 Louis Psihoyos
Acclaimed National Geographic Photographer and film-maker who directed the film The Cove about the yearly slaughter of Dolphins in a remote Japanese Cove.
10:30 Book Review with Gail Pittaway
Angels of Destruction by Keith Donohue
Published by Vintage UK
10:45 Reading: Here And Where by David Hill
(Part 3 of 5)
The Hour is Nigh
A New Zealand tour party experience a new years eve party Peruvian style.
11:05 Music Review with Marty Duda
Feature artist: Yo La Tengo
1. It's Alright (The Way That You Live) (4:10) - Yo La Tengo taken from 1987 album "New Wave Hot Dogs" (Coyote/Twintone)
2. Barnaby, Hardly Working (3:45) - Yo La Tengo taken from 1989 album "President Yo La Tengo" (Coyote)
3. We're An American Band (4:30) - Yo La Tengo taken from 1997 album "I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One" (Matador)
4. If It's True (2:39) - Yo La Tengo taken from 2009 album "Popular Songs" (Matador)
11:30 Legal commentator Geoff McLay from Victoria University's law faculty
The first leaky homes case to get to the Court of Appeal.
11:45 Film Review with Graeme Tuckett
The latest Pixar animation feature Up and the latest Quentin Tarantino film Inglorious Basterds.
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American businessman and blind adventurer Mike May was totally blinded at age three from an explosion of calcium carbide. At the age of 46 he regained partial sight after cornea transplants and pioneering stem cell procedure. He runs the Sendero Group which employes many blind people and assists those with disabilities by using technology.

Mike speedskiing totally blind. Image copyright Mike May.
The man who returned the Daleks to Dr Who, screenwriter Robert Shearman talks to Kathryn about why he wanted to bring back the time travelling Doctor's most persistent enemy and make the Daleks far more menacing than ever before. Robert Shearman is a writer, playwright, and director - and will be in New Zealand next month for Writers and Readers week at the New Zealand Festival of Arts.
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